Martin Short

An astonishingly energetic comedic player in film and on television for over three decades, the ever-youthful looking Martin Short floored audiences with his livewire performances on the legendary Can...
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Freaks and Geeks was tragically canceled after only 12 episodes had aired -- a mistake many have come to learn throughout the years as the series has found a cult following and a new appreciation. Its cast is filled with some of the most recognizable and lovable faces around today. Here are the audition tapes from those faces, trying to land the roles we'd come to love them for:
Linda Cardellini, Lindsay Weir
We could really never picture any other actor playing Lindsay Weir, and she had it down pat even in her audition. Since playing lead character (and eternal style icon) Lindsay Weir, Cardellini has starred as the perm-getting murderess from Legally Blonde and Velma in the Scooby Doo movies, as well as maintaining a long run on ER and an Emmy-nominated guest role on Mad Men. More recently, she's done voice work with various TV shows.
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John Francis Daley, Sam Weir
"So that means she had sex in February." He straight up kills this audition and perfectly embodies the adorable Sam Weir. Best known for his facial expressions throughout the short-lived series, Daley has become well known to fans of the hit show Bones, starring as Dr. Lance Sweets since season 3. He also writes movies like Horrible Bosses and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone nowadays too.
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Seth Rogen, Ken Miller
"That's why when some idiot teacher tells me that I'm not living up to my potential, I just smile 'cause I know I am." It seems from this clip, Seth Rogen hasn't changed much, thankfully. Rogen followed his role in Freaks and Geeks with a small role in Donnie Darko and a lead role on the (also tragically short-lived) Judd Apatow-created Undeclared before finding more mainstream success with bigger roles in films like The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Knocked Up, which he also produced. He's since gone on to write, produce, and star in several other monstrously successful films: Superbad, Pineapple Express, This Is The End, and Neighbors. He's also a known enemy of North Korea.
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Busy Philipps, Kim Kelly
Wow, Busy Philipps totally understood just how mean she was supposed to be. After her turn as McKinley High School's resident mean girl Kim Kelly, Philipps guest starred a few times on Undeclared and then had a longer run as a supporting role on Dawson's Creek. Aside from her film roles in movies like White Chicks and Made of Honor, she can be found currently starring in the sixth and final season of Cougar Town.
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Jason Segel, Nick Andopolis
Absolutely perfect audition, right? No longer just the awkward, Led Zeppelin-obsessed stoner of McKinley, Segel now has a successful film career acting in Knocked Up, I Love You, Man, Bad Teacher, and writing/starring in movies like Forgetting Sarah Marshall, The Muppets, The Five-Year Engagement, and Sex Tape. His TV roles include a memorable recurring role on Undeclared and a lead role on the long-lasting hit series How I Met Your Mother.
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Martin Starr, Bill Haverchuck
"It's called the Hitler Punch." It's clear from this hilarious audition why he got the part! Probably our favorite of the entire bunch, Bill Haverchuck, the geekiest of the geeks, was played perfectly by the lanky and awkward Martin Starr. Starr has gone on to enjoy film roles in Superbad, Knocked Up, and This Is The End, along with a TV role on the hilarious-but-unfortunately-short-lived cult comedy Party Down. He can currently be found on the Emmy-nominated Silicon Valley as Gilfoyle.
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Samm Levine, Neal Schweiber
Yepp, it seems Samm Levine really is Neal Schweiber, doofy impressions and all. Levine followed up his memorable turn as one of Sam Weir's geek best friends with small roles on every show you've ever heard of: Spin City, Yes, Dear, Just Shoot Me!, The Steve Harvey Show, Boston Public, Undeclared, Raising Dad, What I Like About You, Maybe It's Me, The Drew Carey Show, That's So Raven, That 70s Show, How I Met Your Mother, My Name Is Earl, Still Standing, Entourage, Veronica Mars, Lost, 90210, Modern Family, NCIS, Person of Interest, and most recently, Selfie. His film work includes Sydney White, Inglourious Basterds, and I Love You, Beth Cooper.
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While there's no James Franco audition online yet, we're not giving up hope.
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Pregnant actress Milla Jovovich has been tapped to star in a new fantasy movie based on short stories written by Game Of Thrones author George R. R. Martin. The Resident Evil beauty will co-star with War of the Worlds actor Justin Chatwin in the film adaptation of In The Lost Lands, in which she will portray sorceress Gray Alys, who is hired by a desperate queen to travel into the Lost Lands to obtain the gift of shape shifting.
German filmmaker Constantin Werner has adapted Martin's three short stories for the project, which he will also direct.
Production on the movie is expected to begin in Germany later this year (15).
In The Lost Lands will be Jovovich's second job once she returns to work after giving birth to her second child with her director husband Paul W. S. Anderson - she had to put the next instalment in her Resident Evil franchise on hold due to her pregnancy.

A trailer for director Martin Scorsese's short film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Brad Pitt and Robert De Niro has debuted online. The clip shows DiCaprio and De Niro playing two actors who have arrived at a hotel to discover they are competing for the same role in Scorsese's next movie.

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The term "Easter egg" usually refers to an inside joke or a hidden message in a movie or a TV show. Usually they're brief moments popping up on screen, repeated motifs used to foreshadow parts of the story, or just references to other media for the savvy watcher. A viewer may watch something over and over before ever realizing there was an intended message in part of the movie, or that there are any eggs to be discovered. Below are some of our favorites that we bet you didn't catch; if you did, you're a pro. Tell us, which of your favorites did we miss?
The Departed - The Xs
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Brace yourselves: X marks the spot in Scorcese's crime masterpiece. Before each character meets their end, an X can be seen in the shot. From Leonardo DiCaprio to Matt Damon to Martin Sheen (falling to his death below), the film has X's in tons of the shots, giving a wink of foreshadowing, and another wink to 1932's Scarface.
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Scarface (1932)
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The original verison of Scarface inspired The Departed's X motif, where every death is marked onscreen with an X or foreshadowed by one. The image above shows seven shadows about to be massacred with seven X's above them.
Fight Club &amp; Starbucks
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Fight Club director David Fincher has claimed there is a Starbucks cup in nearly every shot of the movie. In a nod to the film's criticism of consumerism and subliminal advertising, Fincher features the giant coffee franchise in every single scene.
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Monsters, Inc. Found Nemo
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Nobody likes Easter eggs and film references more than the team over at Pixar. One of our favorites is in 2001's Monsters, Inc., when Boo hands Sulley a toy of Nemo before he leaves her room. Finding Nemo was made after Monsters, and this served as a sneak peak and became a retrospective wink for fans of Pixar films. She also handed him one of Pixar's signatures, the Luxo ball, which can be seen in a great deal of Pixar films.
Finding Nemo + The Incredibles
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Finding Nemo itself contains a nod to yet-to-be-released Pixar film, 2004's The Incredibles, if only very briefly. At the dentist's office, a young boy can be seen reading a Mr. Incredible comic book. You can actually find a little nod to the next film in the Pixar lineup in all of their films (but this isn't a Pixar list, so we'll keep it short and not name them all). In the same office, we get a glimpe at Toy Story's Buzz Lightyear, chilln' by a toy chest.
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Toy Story Loves The Shining?
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Toy Story editor Lee Unkrich's favorite movie is reportedly The Shining, which explains this similarity between the children's classic and the seminal horror film. The carpet in Sid's house is noticeably similar to the Overlook Hotel's, and infamous Room 237 makes appearances throughout the toy trilogy.
That Dang Pizza Planet Truck
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Every Pixar movie since Toy Story features a Pizza Planet truck in it somewhere. WALL-E's EVE scans the engine of one of the trucks for evidence of plant life after she arrives on the planet, while the vehicle makes a cameo in A Bug's Life during a bug zapper warning. The above photo shows the truck in Pixar's most recent release, Monsters University, at the first house party.
Did Marty McFly land at Mr. Peabody's House?
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Mr. Peabody and Sherman are two animated time travelers from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show. They also happen to be the names of the family who own the farm that Marty McFly crashes into when he travels through time in Back to the Future.
Kill Bill with some Killer Shoes
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If you ever doubted Uma Thurman's badassery in the Kill Bill series, you clearly never peeped the soles of her shoes in her fight scene with the Crazy 88's. As the camera drops below the floor, "Fuck U" can briefly be seen on the bottom of her kicks. They can also very briefly be seen while she's on her motorcycle, but we prefer the poetry of quite literally adding insult to injury as she kicks ass with a shoe that cusses victims out. Where can we get these?!
Charlie's Angels Revisits E.T.
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In Charlie's Angels, after Drew Barrymore's character, Dylan Sanders, is shot out of a window by Knox, she stumbles down a hill in the buff. She then knocks on the door of a house where two boys are distracted playing video games (and talking about naked women, of course). Barrymore had already been at this very house before though -- it's the same house as in E.T., and the boys also have a bowl of Reese's Pieces between them. In case you didn't pick up on those two references, there's also an E.T. poster behind the TV in the same shot.
Iron Man is a Captain America Fan
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Marvel's universe is interconnected (as quite obviously seen with their characters coming together for the Avengers), but in 2008's Iron Man, a replica of Captain America's shield can be seen behind Tony Stark. It's a possible prototype, foreshadowing the first standalone Captain America film (2011).
Disney's Hidden Mickey Mouses
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The most elaborate of all of these Easter eggs may be Disney's Hidden Mickeys -- not just from their theme parks, but in almost every Disney film, there is a moment with a hidden Mickey Mouse. Pictured above is Aladdin's Rajah as he transitions from a cub back to his full-sized self, briefly appearing as Mickey. Below The Fox and the Hound shows perhaps a hidden Mickey face with two signature ears, seen in the ripples of the water.
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Tons of celebrities write memoirs. Even the ones who aren’t old enough to write memoirs dictate their short lives to a “co-writer” who gets it ready for Kindle consumption at rapid speed (Justin Bieber, we’re looking at you). But there are other famous folks who give fiction writing a shot and find themselves atop a best-seller list or two. Read up on a few successful celebrity authors and the books you may or may not have known they wrote!
1. Julianne Moore
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Julianne Moore published her first children’s book, Freckleface Strawberry, in October 2007 and it was an instant smash. It landed on the New York Times Best Seller list and was later adapted into a musical, further proving that having red hair and freckles makes you awesome.
2. Hilary Duff
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Um, yeah. Lizzie McGuire wrote a book. A popular one at that. Her debut young adult novel Elixir (which was co-written with Elise Allen because, let’s face it, when you think Hilary Duff you don’t think “novelist”) was released in 2010. It peaked on the New York Times Best Seller list and Duff went on to “write” two more sequels to the supernatural romance.
3. Lauren Conrad
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The former Hills reality star penned a novel that was basically a fictionalized version of her life – kind of like, well, The Hills. L.A. Candy was released in 2009, became a bestseller, and inspired two sequels – Sweet Little Lies and Sugar and Spice.
4. Lauren Graham
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We know from Gilmore Girls that Lauren Graham has a knack for spouting witty dialogue, but apparently she can write it too! Her debut novel, Someday, Someday, Maybe – about a young woman trying to make it as an actress in New York in the mid-90s - was released in 2013 and quickly entered the New York Times Best Seller list. Rory would be so proud.
5. Chris Colfer
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Talk about an out-of-the-blue success story! We only knew Chris Colfer as a singing/acting machine on Glee, but he became a bonafide author in 2012 with the release of the children’s book The Land of Stories:The Wishing Spell. He spent two weeks at the top of the New York Times Best Seller list in the Children’s Chapter Books category. All of this accomplished at the ripe old age of 22. Can you even?
6. James Franco
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That’s one way to put your many college degrees to use. James Franco released a collection of short stories called Palo Alto in 2010. And while many critics deemed it a failure, it was turned into a film…which nobody saw. Ok so maybe it wasn’t commercially successful but come on, don’t you just want to read it out of curiosity?
7. Nicole Richie
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The former party girl of The Simple Life put pen to paper (or, in a more likely scenario, hired a ghostwriter) to complete a semi-autobiographical novel called The Truth About Diamonds. The book, released in 2005, is about a singer's adopted daughter who becomes a celebutante and battles drug addiction. Sound familiar? Richie even put a picture of herself on the cover. Still, it reached number 32 in the Hardcover Fiction New York Times Best Seller list. She released a second novel, Priceless, in 2010.
8. B.J. Novak
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How do you entice kids to read a book with no pictures? Have B.J. Novak write it. The former Office star’s children’s book – aptly titled The Book With No Pictures – became a huge hit with the kindergarten set when it was released earlier this year. For anyone who thought this was an unusual career move for Novak, he’s having the last laugh – along with thousands of extremely entertained kids.
9. Ricky Martin
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Since becoming a dad, Ricky Martin is no longer livin’ la vida loca. Instead, he’s writing children’s books. His first book, Santiago the Dreamer in Land Among the Stars, was released in 2013. The picture book was inspired by his own childhood and was published in both English and Spanish. Martin previously penned his memoir in 2011.
10. Steve Martin
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This comedian takes his writing seriously. He wrote a novella, Shopgirl, in 2000, which was turned into a movie. And in 2010, he published a novel called An Object of Beauty about a young woman trying to make it in the art world.
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The Oscars are supposed to be a barometer for greatness in the movie industry, but sometimes the Academy just misses the mark. Think about it: Three Six Mafia has an Oscar, but Leonardo DiCaprio does not. Snubs inevitably happen every year and some are more egregious than others. As we prepare for the next batch of nominations, let us reflect on some of the biggest snubs that still have us scratching our heads.
1. Leonardo DiCaptio in The Departed
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Leo has been nominated a lot, we know this, but he was at his best in this Martin Scorsese flick. It still pains us that this wasn’t his year.
2. Leonardo DiCaprio in Revolutionary Road
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We thought Leo/Kate Winslet reunion would equal Oscar magic. But alas, it was not to be.
3. Leonardo DiCaprio in Catch Me If You Can
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We still love this movie and think he was fantastic as con man Frank Abagnale Jr. Technically he played more than character, as Frank faked his way into becoming an airline pilot, a doctor and a lawyer.
4. Leonardo DiCaprio in The Aviator
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Last Leo one, we promise. But man did he do a good job playing Howard Hughes’ descent into madness.
5. Brokeback Mountain
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With the exception of Ang Lee winning for Best Director, Brokeback Mountain got completely shut out of the Oscars. Crash beat it for Best Picture in an upset, and Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal and Michelle Williams all inexplicably lost in their categories despite delivering amazing performances.
6. Alfred Hitchcock
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Can you believe the Master of Suspense never won an Oscar for directing? Despite all of his directing techniques that are now famous, poor Hitch never got Oscar recognition. Couldn’t they have at least given him the Best Cameos in All His Films award?
7. James Dean
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We expect that if James Dean had lived longer than his young 24 years, he would have taken home Oscar gold. But the impressive trifecta of films he made during his much-too-short career (A Rebel Without a Cause, East of Eden and Giant) are enough to make us sad he never won.
8. Saving Private Ryan
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This Steven Spielberg wartime epic starring Tom Hanks was beat out for Best Picture by Shakespeare in Love. Rumblings have indicated power producer Harvey Weinstein’s purse strings – rather than the film’s merit - are what actually got Shakespeare the gold.
9. Marilyn Monroe
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The iconic bombshell never got to make a breathy Oscar acceptance speech. She was probably most deserving for her part in Some Like It Hot, but it just wasn't in the cards.
10. Amy Adams
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Doesn’t it seem like she gets nominated every year? She’s like the female Leonardo DiCaprio at this point. She was great in The Fighter and she was our favorite part of American Hustle last year. Such a shame.
11. Robert Redford
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Redford, aka the Brad Pitt before Brad Pitt, has never won an Oscar for acting. He nabbed one in 1981 for directing Ordinary People and got a Lifetime Achievement award in 2002, but the founder of the Sundance Film Festival was never acknowledged for the talent that made him famous.
12. Paul Newman for The Hustler
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It took Paul Newman way too long to claim his Oscar glory. He was notoriously snubbed all throughout his prime years – most notably for The Hustler in 1962. The Academy finally gave him an honorary award in 1986 and then a Best Actor Oscar in 1987 for his role in the subpar sequel to The Hustler - The Color of Money.
13. Citizen Kane
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This film has been number one on so many AFI Greatest Movies of All Time lists that we kind of just assumed it had won the Oscar for Best Picture. Not so. The Orson Welles masterpiece was beat out by How Green Was My Valley, a movie about a Welsh mining village.
14. Michael Fassbender in Shame
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When you put aside the jokes about "best performance by a penis in a movie," you’ll realize that Fassbender actually turns in an Oscar-worthy performance in Shame (clothed or unclothed). We’ll give him time though – we think a statuette is in his future.
15. Ewan McGregor
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Ewan (or as we like to call him: every straight man’s mancrush) has turned in some brilliant work over the years – like his roles in Beginners and The Impossible. But sadly it seems it wasn’t enough to catch the Academy’s attention.
16. Johnny Depp
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Johnny Depp does not have an Oscar. We repeat: Johnny Depp does not have an Oscar. How can the guy who played iconic characters in Edward Scissorhands, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Finding Neverland be lacking a trophy, you ask? It’s a mystery for the ages.
17. Jessica Chastain
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Remember when Jessica Chastain had like a million movies come out in 2011? In luckier years, we think at least ONE of those would have gotten her a win. Maybe 2015 will be her year.
18. Keira Knightley in Pride &amp; Prejudice
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Reese Witherspoon beat her out that year for Walk the Line, but Keira would have had our vote for her pitch perfect portrayal of Jane Austen heroine Elizabeth Bennett.
19. Atonement
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Talk about a beautifully made film. It even won the Golden Globe for Best Drama that year, which is usually a sign that an Oscar imminent. Nope. No Country for Old Men took it instead. Guess nothing beats a Coen Brothers film with an ambiguous ending.
20. Short Term 12
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If you've seen this gem of an indie movie starring a riveting Brie Larson, you'll understand why this was a major snub. It was one of the best movies of 2013, but presumably because it was so small, it didn't get any awards love. Travesty.
21. Mary Elizabeth Winstead in Smashed
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Another small movie, but a huge Oscar-worthy performance by Winstead as a young wife coming to terms with sobriety. Or at least worthy of a nomination. Pay better attention, Academy!
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Rocker Chris Martin entertained guests by performing a short solo set at a party to celebrate Angelina Jolie's new movie Unbroken in California on Sunday (14Dec14). Bosses at Universal Pictures staged a bash as part of promotional duties for the war drama, and Coldplay frontman Martin took to the stage to add some star quality to the event.
He performed three songs, including Viva la Vida, a version of White Christmas, and his track Miracles, which plays over the closing credits of the film. The song has been tipped to land an Oscar nomination, and Martin risked the wrath of Academy Awards bosses by mounting an early campaign for votes, telling the audience, "Put your vote in! Or don't... I'm not supposed to say that."
According to Variety.com, the movie's director Jolie was forced to sit out the party after being diagnosed with chicken pox last week (ends14Dec14).
Unbroken, which tells the story of Olympian-turned-prisoner-of-war Louis Zamperini, premieres in the U.S. on Monday (15Dec14).

Actor Joaquin Phoenix found it difficult to work with comedian Martin Short in new movie Inherent Vice, because he could not stop laughing. The Her star was thrilled to discover one of his comedy idols would be on the set with him, but admits he had a hard time trying to keep a straight face on camera.
He says, "I was so excited to work with him, I've been a fan of his for a long time.
"It was actually very, very difficult, not because he's difficult, but because he's so funny. I think that there's (only one) take in the movie... where I wasn't laughing through it. It was one of the most difficult things I'd ever done trying to keep a straight face. It was brilliant to work with him."

Tom Hanks, Sting, Al Green and actress Lily Tomlin were handed Kennedy Center honours by U.S. President Barack Obama on Sunday (07Dec14). The celebrities, alongside ballerina Patricia McBride, received a ceremonial rainbow ribbon from Obama at the White House, for their lifetime contribution to American culture.
The Forrest Gump actor told Reuters, "I couldn't believe it when I was notified that it was going to happen... I feel like, you know, there's an anomaly in the vote-taking process."
Obama said, "It's clear that the group on stage with me tonight understands what President Kennedy understood: that our art is a reflection of us not just as people, but as a nation. It binds us together... Songs and dance and film express our triumphs and our faults, our strengths, our tenderness in ways that sometimes words simply cannot do."
The ceremony was followed by a tribute concert. Usher, Earth, Wind & Fire and Jennifer Hudson sang a string of Al Green's hits, while Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars performed highlights from Sting's career.
Actor and comedian Martin Short lead a musical tribute to Hanks by singing "you're our Yankee Doodle dandy" joined by military choirs and musicians.
U.S. talk show host David Letterman, director George Stevens, Jr. and Steven Spielberg also paid tribute to the actor, with the Saving Private Ryan director calling him "America's favourite son".
Jane Fonda and Glee's Jane Lynch also feted Tomlin.
The concert, hosted by Stephen Colbert, will be broadcast in the U.S. on 30 December (14).

Enrique Iglesias nabbed three trophies at the 15th annual Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday (20Nov14) and accepted his prizes from halfway around the world. The Hero hitmaker was the big winner at the prizegiving at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas, but he was not able to pick up his honours in person because he was in Antwerp, Belgium as part of his ongoing Sex and Love tour.
Iglesias claimed the night's Best Urban Performance and Best Urban Song prizes before the ceremony for his hit Bailando, and during the main show, he scored the coveted Song of the Year accolade.
He was able to give an acceptance speech live via satellite from the Sportpaleis Antwerpen venue and later, a pre-taped performance of his Grammy-winning track with Descemer Bueno and Gente De Zona during his concert in Madrid last week (15Nov14) ended the ceremony.
Puerto Rican rappers Calle 13 were up for nine awards but only walked away with two - Best Urban Music Album for MultiViral and Best Alternative Song for El Aguante, which they performed at the beginning of the show.
Other multiple-trophy winners included Carlos Vives (Best Contemporary Tropical Album and Best Tropical Song) and the late Paco de Lucia, who died in February (14), aged 66. His wife, Gabriela Carrasco, and her children accepted his prizes for Album of the Year and Best Flamenco Album.
Spanish singer/songwriter Joan Manuel Serrat was named the Person of the Year in recognition of his career achievements.
Meanwhile, the night was filled with 20 performances from some of Latin music's biggest artists, including memorable collaborations between Pitbull, Wisin and Chris Brown, Ricky Martin and Camila, Marc Anthony and Magic!, and Pepe Aguilar and Miguel Bose, while Pitbull also joined forces with Carlos Santana, and Anthony returned for a duet with Vives.
The ceremony, which was hosted by actors Eugenio Derbez and Jacqueline Bracamontes, was delayed by almost 20 minutes as organisers had to wait for the end of U.S. President Barack Obama's televised speech to the nation about immigration reform.
The full list of 2014 Latin Grammy Awards winners is:
Record Of The Year - Universos Paralelos by Jorge Drexler featuring Ana Tijoux
Album of the Year - Cancion Andaluza by Paco de Lucia
Song of the Year - Bailando by Enrique Iglesias
Best New Artist - Mariana Vega
Best Contemporary Pop Vocal Album - Elypse by Camila
Best Musica Popular Brasileira Album - Coracao A Batucar by Maria Rita
Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album - Fonseca Sinfonico by Fonseca
Best Urban Performance - Bailando by Enrique Iglesias
Best Urban Music Album - MultiViral by Calle 13
Best Urban Song - Bailando by Enrique Iglesias
Best Rock Album - Agua Maldita by Molotov
Best Pop/Rock Album - Loco De Amor by Juanes
Best Rock Song - Cuando No Estas by Andres Calamaro
Best Alternative Music Album - Romantisismico by Babasonicos
Best Alternative Song - El Aguante by Calle 13
Best Salsa Album - 3.0 by Marc Anthony
Best Cumbia/Vallenato Album - Celedon Sin Fronteras 1 by Jorge Celedon & Varios Artistas
Best Contemporary Tropical Album - Mas + Corazon Profundo by Carlos Vives
Best Traditional Tropical Album - Grandes Exitos De Las Sonoras, Con La Mas Grande, La Sonora Santanera by La Sonora Santanera
Best Tropical Song - Cuando Nos Volvamos a Encontrar by Carlos Vives
Best Singer-Songwriter Album - Bailar En La Cueva by Jorge Drexler
Best Ranchero Album - Lastima Que Sean Ajenas by Pepe Aguilar
Best Banda Album - Haciendo Historia by La Banda el Recodo
Best Tejano Album - Forever Mazz by Jimmy Gonzalez y Grupo Mazz
Best Norteno Album - Amor, Amor by Conjunto Primavera
Best Regional Song - De Mil Amores by Marco Antonio Solís
Best Instrumental Album - Final Night At Birdland by Arturo O'Farrill & The Chico O'Farrill Afro-Cuban Jazz Orchestra
Best Folk Album - Raiz by Lila Downs, Nina Pastori and Soledad
Best Tango Album - Tangos by Ruben Blades
Best Flamenco Album - Cancion Andaluza by Paco de Lucia
Best Latin Jazz Album - Tie: The Vigil by Chick Corea and Song For Maura by Paquito D'Rivera & Trio Corrente
Best Christian Album (Spanish Language) - La Carta Perfecta - En Vivo by Danilo Montero
Best Christian Album (Portuguese Language) - Graça by Aline Barros
Best Brazilian Contemporary Pop Album - Multishow Ao Vivo - Ivete Sangalo 20 by Ivete Sangalo
Best Brazilian Rock Album - Gigante Gentil by Erasmo Carlos
Best Samba/Pagode Album - Coracao A Batucar by Maria Rita
Best MPB (Musica Popular Brasileira) Album - Verdade, Uma Ilusao by Marisa Monte
Best Sertaneja Music Album - Questao De Tempo by Sergio Reis
Best Brazilian Roots Album - Amigo Velho by Falamansa
Best Brazilian Song - A Bossa Nova É Foda by Caetano Veloso
Best Latin Children’s Album - Coloreando: Traditional Songs For Children In Spanish by Marta Gomez & Friends
Best Classical Album - Verdi by Placido Domingo
Best Classical Contemporary Composition - Concierto Para Violín y Orquesta De Cuerdas by Claudia Montero
Best Recording Package - Wed 21
Best Engineered Album - De Repente
Producer of the Year - Sergio George
Best Short Form Music Video - Flamingo by La Vida Boheme
Best Long Form Music Video - El Objeto Antes Llamado Disco - La Pelicula by Cafe Tacvba
Person of the Year - Joan Manuel Serrat

Made professional stage debut in Toronto production of "Godspell," co-starring Gilda Radner, Eugene Levy, Paul Shaffer, and Dave Thomas

Voiced Mr. Frankenstein and other characters in animated film "Frankenweenie," based on director Tim Burton’s characters and story

Offered another scene-stealing turn as the wedding planner Franck Eggelhoffer in the remake of "Father of the Bride"

Joined the cast of NBC's "Saturday Night Live"

Voiced the character B.E.N in the Disney animated feature "Treasure Planet"

Received raves for a scene-stealing uncredited performance as a smarmy agent in "The Big Picture"

Starred on his own short-lived NBC sitcom "The Martin Short Show"

Summary

An astonishingly energetic comedic player in film and on television for over three decades, the ever-youthful looking Martin Short floored audiences with his livewire performances on the legendary Canadian sitcom "SCTV" (Global/CBC/NBC, 1976-1984) before becoming an international star thanks to "Saturday Night Live" (NBC, 1975- ), "Three Amigos!" (1986), and "Primetime Glick" (Comedy Central, 2001-03). Short's most memorable characters - the manic Ed Grimley; the obese, obtuse Jiminy Glick - burst out of the screen with a volcanic energy that was riveting to watch and even harder to contain in formulaic Hollywood comedies. Television and the stage were his best showcases; the perfect environment for his improvisational skills to be unleashed to their fullest potential. An Emmy-nominated shift towards the dramatic in the third season of the popular series "Damages" (FX, 2007- ) showed that Short's versatility was apparently limitless, and the admiration for and accolades showered on his talents were richly deserved.

Former child prodigy; played classical violin; first female concertmaster in North America; Died of cancer c. 1970

Charles Short

Father

Irish; came to North America as a stowaway; Died c. 1972 a year and a half after the death of his wife

Katherine Short

Daughter

Born Dec. 3, 1983; mother, Nancy Short

Henry Short

Son

Born in 1990; mother, Nancy Short

Oliver Short

Son

Born in 1986; mother, Nancy Short

David Short

Brother

Died in a 1962 car crash

Education

Name

McMaster University

Notes

"He's fearless," says [fellow "SCTV" alumnus Andrea] Martin. "He'll do the same thing in his living room that he'll do for millions of people on TV. I remember I was sitting at home watching Johnny Carson. Bette Davis came on first. Then Marty came on and broke out into a very accurate impersonation of Bette Davis to Bette Davis. My heart was in my mouth; I was afraid he'd insulted her, but it was like he'd been in show business for 95 years, like George Burns. He's completely uninhibited." – from Premiere, August 1991

Short was named a member of the Royal Order of Canada in 1994.

"What's great about being a character actor is you know that you can survive forever. It's not about the gloss of your eyebrows. One of my great influences was Don Knotts as Barney Fife." – Short in Us, April 1997

Displaying perhaps a bit too much confidence, Short commenting to Michael Starr of the New York Post (Sept. 13, 1999) on his new daytime series: "I've always liked myself on talk shows. I can objectively look at myself and say, that's me being kind of loose at a party. I buy that."

"I could retire in a second. I don't know. I want my exit to be as cool as my entrance. I kind of feel that when you do what I do, you make a deal with the audience. Do they really need to see you wheeled out on a stretcher? But I do know this – I love performing." – Short quoted in The Los Angeles Times, May 7, 2006